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Statue of Fr. Arnold Damen on Loyola University Chicago's Lake Shore Campus.
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Map of Chicago, showing the burned area after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, including the starting point of O'Leary's barn (red dot) and the location of St. Ignatius College and Holy Family Church (blue oval)
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This map highlights Pater Arnold Damenstraat, a street named after Fr. Damen in his hometown of Etten-Leur, The Netherlands. The map also pinpoints the likely location of his childhood home.
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This drawing depicts St. Stanislaus Seminary as it looked around the time Fr. Damen was there. The drawing shows the original log structure with some additions, and the stone foundations for the building that still stands on the property can be seen in the foreground. Fr. Damen entered St. Stanislaus Seminary as a Jesuit novice on November 1, 1837.
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This map features Fr. Damen's hometown of Leur in the Netherlands. It also highlights Turnhout, Belgium, where Fr. Damen's parents sent him to go to school. Damen met Fr. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J. while studying there. Fr. de Smet encouraged Damen to move to America and become a Jesuit missionary.
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This souvenir card was given out in celebration of Fr. Damen's golden jubilee as a Jesuit on November 21, 1887.
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This photograph depicts the ornate altar of Holy Family Church in Chicago, IL.
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This photograph depicts the founding Jesuits of St. Ignatius College. Fr. Damen is seated second from the left in the front row.
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This image depicts the missionary Catholic Fathers of Chicago. Fr. Damen is shown standing third from the left in the front row.
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This image depicts the various operations started and managed by Holy Family Parish. It also highlights important parish leaders.
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Fr. Damen opened Holy Family School in Chicago in 1865.
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Holy Family Church, Chicago, IL
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Loyola University Chicago, Lake Shore Campus, Rogers Park, Chicago, IL
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Etten-Leur, The Netherlands